Hellborn, The network rendering isn't available with XSI foundation , correct. Anyways , I dont think XSI is as easy to use as Carrara,Vue etc. If you get something but can't really produce anything with it , it is not really worth it to get it ,even if it is one of the "best" 3d software. I think it really is the person using the software which makes great images rather than the software by itself. So , I think any 3d software in the right hands can produce great results.